6th AMMY+3, 2017

Joint Ministerial Statement of The Sixth ASEAN Plus Three Ministerial Meeting on Youth (6th AMMY+3)

Jakarta, Indonesia  20 July 2017

We, the Ministers of Youth of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Plus China, Japan and Republic of Korea, met on 20 July 2017 at The Sixth ASEAN Plus Three Ministerial Meeting on Youth (6th AMMY+3) in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Meeting was held in conjunction with the Tenth ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Youth (AMMY X) and was preceded by the Preparatory Senior Officials Meeting for the 6th AMMY+3 held on 19 July 2017 in Jakarta. His Excellency Imam Nahrawi, Minister of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Indonesia, chaired the meeting. The meeting was co-chaired by China.

1.     We emphasized the necessity to provide wider access for ASEAN Plus Three youth to intensify people to people contacts and establish effective communication which is key to achieving mutual understanding among the young generation. This will be enhanced through various initiatives of the ASEAN Plus Three Countries that are aimed at building cross-cultural understanding and serving as bridges in connecting young people, and building a foundation for future cooperation.